guava

English

guavas (fruit)

Etymology

Recorded since 1555, from Spanish guaya, a variant of guayaba, from Arawak guayabo (“guava tree”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɑvə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːvə

Noun

guava (countable and uncountable, plural guavas)

  1. A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
  2. Its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat is yellowish or pale green to pink in color.

Translations

Finnish

Noun

guava

  1. guava

Declension

Inflection of guava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative guava guavat
genitive guavan guavojen
partitive guavaa guavoja
illative guavaan guavoihin
singular plural
nominative guava guavat
accusative nom. guava guavat
gen. guavan
genitive guavan guavojen
guavainrare
partitive guavaa guavoja
inessive guavassa guavoissa
elative guavasta guavoista
illative guavaan guavoihin
adessive guavalla guavoilla
ablative guavalta guavoilta
allative guavalle guavoille
essive guavana guavoina
translative guavaksi guavoiksi
instructive — guavoin
abessive guavatta guavoitta
comitative — guavoineen

Japanese

Romanization

guava

  1. Rōmaji transcription of グアヴァ
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